IMPACT Ch 4 Review: The French Revolution and Napoleon

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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen proclaimed

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an end to aristocratic privileges

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The economic crisis that triggered the French Revolution was caused by

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bad harvests and a slowdown in manufacturing

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The threat of foreign intervention to restore Louis XVI to the throne caused the French Revolution to

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become more radical

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The French Revolution entered an increasingly radical phase after

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the execution of King Louis XVI

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Because it could not govern effectively after the Reign of Terror, the Directory had to

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rely upon the military to enforce its authority

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Promotion within Napoleon’s new bureaucracy was

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based on ability rather than rank or birth.

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Which of Napoleon’s domestic policies aligned with reforms of the French Revolution? Options: the review of all mail by government police, The closing of 60 of 73 newspapers in France, The opening of government careers to people from a wider variety of backgrounds, the banning of books that did not support the reigning political power

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The opening of government careers to people from a wider variety of backgrounds

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What was Napoleon’s first significant action regarding foreign policy?

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Signing a peace treaty with a European coalition

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Which of the following conditions caused the collapse of Napoleon’s Grand Empire? France's strong economy, laziness within his bureaucracy, the drain of Napoleon’s many wars, the spread of liberalism

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the drain of Napoleon’s many wars

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When Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia met at the Congress of Vienna for peace talks after Napoleon’s defeat, their aim was to

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restore European monarchs to power